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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
1123/21
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 2 Reading
May/June 2013
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Passage 1 – The Internet
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One of the most exciting innovations of recent times has been, without doubt, the internet; it has brought about change on a grand scale.
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The internet has revolutionised the speed with which information can be accessed: students, for example, can use computers instead of books to research a topic in school, with almost instantaneous results. The internet is also beneficial because it gives a wide variety of
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information; people who surf the net never cease to be amazed at the apparently limitless range of facts available. Moreover, in contrast to expensive reference books, the internet provides most of its information at no cost to the recipient. The information is easily stored, as computers take up much less space in a house or a library than rows and rows of bookcases.
No-one wants their house cluttered with books.
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It is not just school and college students who reap the benefits of the internet. Online courses can be completed at home, which removes the expense and time it would take to travel to an educational establishment. In addition, location is not a factor when embarking on an online course; it is feasible to have a ‘class’ of students from all over the world participating in the same course.
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Messages, called emails, sent via the internet, can be sent without interrupting the recipient in the way that a ringing telephone does: one would be reluctant to phone a family member late at night, but there is no problem in sending an email at that time, knowing that one’s relative will not necessarily open
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
1123/21
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 2 Reading
May/June 2013
INSERT
1 hour 45 minutes
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
This insert contains the two reading passages.
This document consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page.
DC (LEO) 57477/7
© UCLES 2013
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Passage 1 – The Internet
1
One of the most exciting innovations of recent times has been, without doubt, the internet; it has brought about change on a grand scale.
2
The internet has revolutionised the speed with which information can be accessed: students, for example, can use computers instead of books to research a topic in school, with almost instantaneous results. The internet is also beneficial because it gives a wide variety of
5
information; people who surf the net never cease to be amazed at the apparently limitless range of facts available. Moreover, in contrast to expensive reference books, the internet provides most of its information at no cost to the recipient. The information is easily stored, as computers take up much less space in a house or a library than rows and rows of bookcases.
No-one wants their house cluttered with books.
10
3
It is not just school and college students who reap the benefits of the internet. Online courses can be completed at home, which removes the expense and time it would take to travel to an educational establishment. In addition, location is not a factor when embarking on an online course; it is feasible to have a ‘class’ of students from all over the world participating in the same course.
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4
Messages, called emails, sent via the internet, can be sent without interrupting the recipient in the way that a ringing telephone does: one would be reluctant to phone a family member late at night, but there is no problem in sending an email at that time, knowing that one’s relative will not necessarily open